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Jack Saltzgaver

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: January 23, 1903 in Croton, IA us

Died: February 1, 1978 in Keokuk, IA

Buried: Greenglade Cemetery, Farmington, IA

Debut: April 12, 1932 (Age 29-080d, 7,442nd in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1945 (Age 42-250d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Otto Hamlin Saltzgaver

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

764

199

.261

131

RBI

OBP

.351

SLG

.347

OPS

.698

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-7 / in Starts: 9-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	37 (22-11-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-7)

Most Driven In
R Ruffing	2
F Crosetti	1
L Lary	1
E Combs	1

Most Driven In By
L Gehrig	4
B Ruth	2
J Sewell	1
H Johnson	1
B Chapman	1

1932 Batting Game Log

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1932 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 12	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.000	.800	.000	.800	2	.39	0.036	.92	0.05%	0.79	2B
2	2	2	Apr 15	NYY	@	PHA	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	2	1.44	-0.109	3.84	-0.17%	-1.00	2B
3	3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-4	CG	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.357	.000	.357	2	.38	0.029	.93	0.04%	-1.33	2B
4	4	4	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.278	.000	.278	2	1.17	-0.083	3.11	-0.13%	-0.74	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	16 (11)	May 3	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.263	.000	.263	9	4.53	-0.109	16.25	-0.24%	-0.39	PH
6	6	17	May 6	NYY		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.063	.286	.063	.348	7	1.04	-0.007	3.22	-0.01%	-0.17	2B
7	7	18	May 7	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		1	0	.100	.280	.200	.480	2	1.83	0.117	6.47	0.25%	1.42	2B
8	8	29 (10)	May 21 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,14-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.280	.200	.480	7						2B
9	9	32 (2)	May 23	NYY		PHA	W,6-5	4-GF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.321	.190	.512	7	.34	0.028	1.62	0.08%	0.43	2B
10	10	33	May 24	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.083	.290	.167	.457	8	.45	-0.018	2.34	-0.06%	-0.24	2B
11	11	34	May 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.074	.265	.148	.413	7	.31	-0.033	1.86	-0.12%	-0.66	2B
12	12	36 (1)	May 28 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-13	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.257	.143	.400	9	.04	-0.001	.24	0.00%	-0.19	PH
13	13	39 (2)	May 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,13-3	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.250	.138	.388	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PR 2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	41 (1)	Jun 1 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.250	.138	.388	9						PR
15	15	42	Jun 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-1	5-GF	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.289	.200	.489	2	.36	0.055	1.95	0.18%	1.34	2B
16	16	43	Jun 3	NYY	@	PHA	W,20-13	CG	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.118	.302	.206	.508	2	1.22	0.055	6.53	0.18%	0.06	2B
17	17	44	Jun 4 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-10	GS-9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.298	.237	.535	2	.55	-0.032	3.06	-0.11%	0.05	2B
18	18	45	Jun 4 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.288	.214	.503	2	.51	0.020	2.86	0.07%	-0.78	2B
19	19	46	Jun 5	NYY		BOS	W,12-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.128	.281	.213	.493	2						2B
20	20	49 (2)	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.281	.213	.493	9						PR
							13-7		60	47	10	6	2	1	0	5	10	0	10	0	3		1		1	1	.128	.281	.213	.493		.81	-0.052	3.18	0.01%	-1.87

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